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Penguin Random House 12:44pm Jul 28, 2022Books Books ArtsThe immersive novel 'Tomorrow' is a winner for gamers and n00bs alike
by Maureen CorriganGabrielle Zevin's beautifully written novel Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow tells the story of two childhood friends who become legendary names in the world of video game design. -
Eric Risberg / AP 12:27pm Jul 27, 2022Sports Sports Books ArtsA brain injury cut short Briana Scurry's soccer career. It didn't end her story
by Terry GrossAfter a traumatic brain injury left her in terrible pain and unable to work, the legendary goalkeeper had to pawn her Olympic medals. Scurry charts her road to recovery in My Greatest Save. -
Triangle Square Books for Young Readers/Seven Stories Press 9:53am Jul 27, 2022Health & Safety Health & SafetyHow one author is aspiring to make sex education more relatable for today's kids
by Tonya MosleyCory Silverberg's new book, You Know, Sex, touches only briefly on reproduction. Instead, it focuses on young people, and the questions they might have about pleasure, power and identity. -
1:33pm Jul 26, 2022Arts Arts Politics & Government
The Jan. 6 TV hearings conclude with some really compelling cliffhangers
by David BianculliThe Jan. 6 hearings have been packaged like TV shows: Each episode has a plot, and some special guest stars, announced in advance. As a miniseries, the verdict is in: This particular show is a hit. -
Marvel Studios 11:59am Jul 23, 2022Fresh Air Weekend: 'A Strange Loop' Creator; 'Ms. Marvel' head writer
A Strange Loop writer/composer Michael R. Jackson started on Broadway as an usher. Maureen Corrigan reviews The Poet's House, by Jean Thompson. Bisha K. Ali brings a new kind of superhero to Marvel. -
1:37pm Jul 22, 2022Arts Arts
Jordan Peele's 'Nope' blends blockbuster thrills with grand ideas
by Justin ChangAfter tapping into the horrors lurking beneath the surface of American life in Get Out and Us, writer-director Peele ventures into alien sci-fi territory with his new thriller, Nope. -
1:37pm Jul 22, 2022Arts Arts
Actor Henry Winkler reflects on his career, from the Fonz to 'Barry'
by Terry GrossThe Emmy-winning actor talks about struggling with typecasting after Happy Days, his family's immigration story and finding out in his 30s that he had dyslexia. Originally broadcast April 11, 2019. -
1:37pm Jul 22, 2022Arts Arts
On HBO's 'Barry,' Bill Hader asks, 'Can you change your nature?'
by Terry GrossHader plays a hitman who enrolls in acting classes in the dark comedy, which he co-created. He's been nominated for Emmy Awards for both acting and directing Barry. Originally broadcast June 2019. -
1:49pm Jul 21, 2022Arts Arts
'The Last Movie Stars' offers an intimate portrait of Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward
by David BianculliA new six-part documentary, directed by Ethan Hawke, pulls from interviews with the couple as well as with their Hollywood friends to provide an unvarnished view of their careers and lengthy marriage. -
1:49pm Jul 21, 2022Politics & Government Politics & Government
How the CPI became the most powerful messaging force in the MAGA universe
by Terry GrossJournalist Maggie Severns explains how the Conservative Partnership Institute helped push the Republican party further to the right and became what she calls a "clubhouse" for insurrectionists. -
Sgt Adrian C. Duff / Getty Images 1:40pm Jul 20, 2022Science Science Health & SafetyWith no textbooks or antibiotics, this WWI surgeon pioneered facial reconstruction
by Dave DaviesMedical historian Lindsey Fitzharris tells the story Dr. Harold Gillies, a military surgeon who spent WWI reconstructing the faces of soldiers and sailors who'd suffered horrific facial injuries. -
1:40pm Jul 20, 2022Arts Arts
'The Bear' dishes up a sneaky, smart show that's just as manic as restaurant life
by John PowersSet in a sandwich shop in Chicago, this sharply written eight-part series is stingingly accurate about restaurant work — the merciless stresses, oversized personalities and battlefield camaraderie.